Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only North Myrtle Beach walked away with it. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the White Knoll Timberwolves on Friday.
Nealy Lockner made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 17 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
In other pitching news, Sierra Bendik looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Back at the plate, Sadie Olson was incredible, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Kiera Olson, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
North Myrtle Beach has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for White Knoll, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-8-1.
North Myrtle Beach wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 6-5 victory against Chapin on the 13th. White Knoll does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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